Canada Olympic Park
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Site of the XV Winter Olympics, Canada Olympic Park serves up an active off-site option for groups, with gold-medal-worthy facilities such as the Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum, a summer chairlift, public luge/bobsleigh/zipline rides, a ropes challenge course and a skiing and snowboarding area. Olympic Park features catering and meeting facilities. The full-service eightyeight lounge is available for group rental during winter months. www.winsportcanada.ca
Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden & Prehistoric Park
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Featuring more than 1,000 animals—including rare and endangered species—as well as a botanical garden, Prehistoric Park, Destination Africa, Canadian Wilds and Elephant Crossing exhibits, the zoo is located about five minutes from downtown and offers catering, team-building programs and social programs ranging from 30-minute Zoo-Mixers to half-day zoo-wide adventures. Event venues include the Esso Auditorium, Safari Lodge, Bar-B-Zoo Tent and the soon-to-open Enmax Conservatory. www.calgaryzoo.com
Theatre Junction
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Built in 1912, the Grand Theatre was purchased and renovated by Theatre Junction and rechristened Theatre Junction GRAND in 2006. Called Calgary’s “culturehouse” of contemporary live arts, this historic downtown venue can handle events of 500-plus people in a variety of spaces, including its noted Velvet Restaurant. www.theatrejunction.com
Art Gallery of Calgary
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Located in Calgary’s business core, the Art Gallery of Canada, featuring leading contemporary art exhibitions, offers 6,000 square feet of flexible meetings space in a variety of galleries, with a capacity for up to 550 guests for a reception in its 6,162-square-foot Full Gallery. Corporate and not-for-profit rates are available. www.artgallerycalgary.org
EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts
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Occupying a full city block in downtown Calgary’s Olympic Plaza Cultural District, this six-level complex boasts five theaters and a world-class concert hall that hosts 1,800-plus performances a year. The facility’s Event Services crew handles more than 700 events per year and is responsible for booking and coordinating everything from exhibitions and business meetings to workshops, product launches, board meetings, convocations, fund-raisers, weddings and wine and cheese receptions. www.epcorcentre.org